Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun, is probably shedding comets and asteroids into our solar system — and even producing a few meteors in our sky. Located just 4.3 light-years from Earth, Alpha Centauri consists of three stars that revolve around one another. If Alpha Centauri has an Oort cloud of distant…
We begin this edition of the Starting Five with a disclaimer. We are not the NCAA. As such, we do not have to go through umpteen committees to change/invoke a rule. We’re therefore going to utilize a ‘one game per conference’ policy in this week’s preview of the top five games to watch in men’s…
Cavill Mall – that unashamedly garish stretch of fast-food joints, fashion outlets and assorted tourist traps in central Surfers Paradise – should have been pumping this week. Thousands of people had flown in to see US rock band Green Day last night, and the Gold Coast Suns were due to host the opening game of…
The losses keep stacking up for the U.S. wine industry. Wine sales in the U.S. last year tumbled approximately 6% from 2023, according to data from the industry data group SipSource. The drop is the latest in a long-term decline in wine demand in restaurants, bars and stores that some are calling an “existential threat”…
The Denver Broncos fired outside linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite following his arrest for an altercation in the departure area of Denver International Airport. “After thorough discussions as an organization, I met with Michael Wilhoite and informed him we have decided to part ways,” Broncos head coach Sean Payton said in a statement to the Denver Post’s…
It has been several years since Japanese women first signalled their contempt for the long tradition of showering male colleagues with chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Now the country’s young people are slaying another sacred cow associated with Friday’s orgy of commercialised romance: one-sided gift giving. Traditionally, women are expected to buy gift-wrapped chocolates for the…